Mambo sites

La foundation, site plutôt administratif : http://mambo-foundation.org/
Site se déclient en :
http://forum.mambo-foundation.org/,
http://docs.mambo-foundation.org/en/,
http://www.tracker.mambo-foundation.org/,
et le lien vers le code vers http://mambo-code.org/gf/project/mambo/

Cet autre site plus technique semble aussi officiel :
http://www.mamboserver.com/
Site qui se décline en :
http://help.mamboserver.com/,
http://templates.mamboserver.com/,
http://forum.mamboserver.com/,
http://forum.mamboserver.com/,
project : http://mambo-code.org/gf/,
http://help.mamboserver.com/

SiteGround est une company qui fait de l'hébergement + support Mambo (sponsor officiel) et fournit de nombreux templates

Un site des extensions de Mambo : http://mambo-extensions.com/

Un autre site de documentation de Mambo (avec le M orange) : http://mambo-manual.org/. Cela ressemble à un Wiki. C'est ici que l'on trouve le Anna's Mambo Tips (Overview of Mambo User).

Les deux tutos cités par Anna :

Adding text and images

Link: http://mambo-manual.org/docs/Adding_text_and_images
Central part of the page, "mos_mainbody"
TinyMCE now MOStlyContent Editor, a wysiwyg editor. To activate it, Mambot, Site Mambots
See Component / MOSstlyCE for parameters.
Editor has two part, one for intro, the other for the text. You will see intro + texte. But you can stick "Hide intro text" and you will see just the text (without intro).
About Images. First, save you image in the Media manager.
In the editor footer, "I" for inserting {mosimages} and P for inserting a pagebreak.

Modules and pages

Link: http://mambo-manual.org/docs/Modules_and_pages
See, from admin menu, Modules -> Site Modules, you will see all modules that come with installation. In the first column, you will see these that are published. Note that menus are modules, others. See on the right, two down list : one for positions, the other for modules "mod_xx".
Most of module are unique except some of them like "mod_mainmenu" : Main menu, User menu, ... .
You put you module in a "Position" then in "Module order.


About pages ... no page. Location by "Menu links(s)". When you cliclme this menu, you will show out all modules you linked in the order you selected. You can select "All", "None" or you select a number of link (with click + Alt or Ctrl).
Menu links impacts all positions.

Designing the look of your site

Link: http://mambo-manual.org/docs/Designing_the_look_of_your_site
Templates are located at: Site / Template manager / Site Templates.
Templages are sets of files. The main files is Index.htm, header.jpg is you logo. "body" is the block that will contain content. The orange block in the figure are "Positions". The CSS files.
For designing templates, see Absalom Media. You can download MSAS (Mambo Stand Alone Server), a mini server which will allow you to see your template locally without uploaded it on the web server.

Présentation de Mambo

Link : http://mambo-manual.org/docs/Overview_of_Mambo_for_a_beginner
A Content Management System. Store all information in a database and controls which information will be on the users page. It's not page-driven.
You use Mambo for creating and updating information. One Mambo per site.
Mambo uses a browser based system.
Based on three elements: a web server, a scripting language and a database. A pluggable aspect of Mambo is Template. Template + information in the database will show out final pages of your sites.
Specific terms:
Components: additional Mambo's core functions: forums, wikis, ...
Modules: plugins that provide sideblocks in Mambo (left and right): Main menu module, login module, ... Position depends on your template. You have until 30 differents positions.
Templages: its a HTML/CSS document which gives the look of your site (and pages)
Mambot: plugin scripts that work inside Mambo. Example: description of thes pictures in a gallery.